BABKA FILLING(with instructions for baking)

½ cup dark brown sugar
2 Tablespoons ground cinnamon
1 Tablespoon grated orange zest
1/2 cup golden raisins
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup melted margarine or EVO, cooled
1 tsp vanilla extract

Glaze:
1/4 cup water
2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
1 orange, zest finely grated
1 large egg white


To prepare the filling: Combine the brown sugar and cinnamon in a mixing bowl. Add the orange zest, raisins, walnuts, and melted margarine. Fold the ingredients together to combine.


Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface into a large rectangle, about 10 by 18-inches. Brush the surface of the dough with melted margarine and spread the filling evenly across. Roll the dough up, jelly roll-style, into a long cylinder, and twist it a few times like your wringing out a towel. Put the dough on the sheet pan and coil it around like a pinwheel, tuck the loose end of the dough under so it doesn't unravel. Brush the top of the dough with more melted margarine. Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour until your kitchen smells like cinnamon, and the babka is golden brown. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes, and then transfer to a wire rack Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.